I climbed the NE ridge on Sunday. Snow was basically avoidable for most of the NE ridge, but once we got onto the North Arete there was a lot of snow to climb over/around. We joined the route too low, so we got to do the last few pitches of the N. Arete. On the steeper sections most of the snow was gone, but don't plan on doing the entire route in rock shoes. We cramponed up in the morning and climbed the route in mountaineering boots.